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World History Spring Semester ACP Review Packet

1. Explain how 17th and 18th century European scientific advances led to the Industrial Revolution

2. Identify important changes in human life caused by the Industrial Revolution

3. Describe the changing roles of women, children, and families during major eras of World History

4. Identify the historical origins and characteristics of the free enterprise system, including Adam Smith, especially

the influence of his ideas found in The Wealth of Nations

5. Compare the causes, characteristics, and consequences of the American and French Revolutions, emphasizing

the role of the Enlightenment and the Glorious Revolution

6. Identify the importance of nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and the alliance system in causing World War I

7. Explain effects of major new military technologies in World War I

8. Explain the significance of the League of Nations and the United Nations

9. Summarize the international, political, and economic causes of the Great Depression.

10. Describe the emergence and characteristics of totalitarianism

11. Explain major causes and events of World War II, including the German invasions of Poland and the Soviet

Union, the Holocaust, Japanese imperialism, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Normandy Landings, and the

dropping of the atomic bombs

12. Explain effects of major new military technologies in World War II

13. Analyze examples of how art, architecture, literature, music, and drama reflect the history of cultures in which

they are produced

14. Summarize how the outcome of World War II contributed to the development of the Cold War

15. Identify the following major events of the Cold War, including the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the arms

race

16. Explain effects of major new military technologies in the Cold War

17. Describe how people have participated in supporting or changing their governments

18. Identify examples of genocide, including the Holocaust and genocide in the Balkans, Rwanda, and Darfur

19. Explain how Islam influences law and government in Muslim worlds

20. Explain the U.S. response to terrorism from September 11, 2001, to the present

21. Explain the role of telecommunication technology, computer technology, transportation technology, and

medical advancements in development the modern global economy and society

22. Summarize the economic and social impact of 20th century globalization

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Explain how 17th and 18th century European scientific advances led to the

Industrial Revolution

1. Using your notes over European Scientific Advances, fill in the following table:

Invention Industry Impact

1. Agriculture Helped to plant seeds faster by drilling holes into the ground

2. Power Source Used steam to provide a source of power

3. Textile Named after the inventor’s daughter, helped to produce textiles faster

4. Transportation Utilized the steam engine as a power source; traveled on water

5. Textile Used water as a source of power to produce textiles faster

2. Answer the following short answer questions in the space provided:

a. How did the seed drill help to improve productivity?

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b. What was the effect of the invention of the flying shuttle, the spinning jenny, and the water frame in the

textile industry?

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3. Answer the following multiple choice questions on the scantron in the back of your packet:

1. Which scientist helped to improve social conditions by taking steps to prevent diseases spread by

germs?

a. Galileo

b. Sir Issac Newton

c. James Watt

d. Louis Pasteur

2. How did changes in textile manufacturing help initiate the Industrial Revolution?

a. Textile manufacturers used raw materials recently discovered in the Americas to introduce

new products to Europe

b. Textile manufacturers were the first to combine steam power and machinery in factories to

mass produce goods

c. Textile manufacturers introduced changes in transportation to obtain raw materials

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d. Textile manufacturers used highly skilled workers who were more productive than unskilled

workers

3. How did 17th and 18th century scientific advances in Europe most contribute to the beginning of

the Industrial Revolution?

a. Church leaders encouraged business owners to make more risks

b. Inventors, landowners, and entrepreneurs adopted a more experimental approach to

improving production

c. Farmers learned how to predict weather conditions to increase their crop yields

d. Merchants developed the “domestic system” for producing goods in people’s homes

4. Which of the following scientific advancements contributed most directly to the Industrial

Revolution?

a. The invention of the steam engine

b. Discovery of the moons of Jupiter

c. Invention of the microscope

d. Discovery of oxygen

5. Which statement best describes a significant contribution of James Watt?

a. He was the first person to identify the laws of supply and demand

b. His efforts at reform led to the abolition of child labor in Britain

c. He was the first to explain the workings of the free enterprise system

d. His work on the steam engine allowed steam to power factory machinery

4. Answer the following paragraph prompt in the space provided. How did the inventions created during the 17th

and 18th century (seed drill, flying shuttle, spinning jenny, and steam engine) help the Industrial Revolution to

take place?

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5. In the space provided, draw three examples of European scientific advances from the 17th and 18th century:

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Identify Important Changes in Human Life Caused by the Industrial Revolution

(INCLUDING describe the changing roles of women, children, and families during

major eras of World History)

1. Using your notes over the Industrial Revolution, fill in the following table:

Word Bank Political Changes during the Industrial Revolution

Social Changes during the Industrial Revolution

Economic Changes during the Industrial Revolution

Urbanization

Tenements

Unions

Free enterprise

Middle class

Municipal reform

Reform Bill of 1832

Supply and Demand

The Wealth of Nations


a. How would you describe the political changes that occurred as a result of the Industrial Revolution?

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b. How would you describe how the roles of women and children changed during the Industrial Revolution? _____________________________________________________________________________________

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3. Answer the following multiple choice questions on the scantron in the back of your packet: 6. Which describes a major social effect of the Industrial Revolution?

a. The growth of the middle class b. An increase in nomadic herding c. A decline in urban population d. A decrease in international trade

7. A long-term effect of the Industrial Revolution in Europe was- a. An increase in the number of small farms b. A decline in international trade c. A general rise in the standards of living d. A strengthening of the economic power of the nobility

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8. Which political changes did the Industrial Revolution help bring about in nineteenth-century Europe?

a. Industrialist from different countries cooperated to prevent political change b. The growing middle class encouraged the development of unions to protect workers c. The rulers of Russia introduced more democratic practices d. Revolutionaries inspired by communists overturned several governments

9. Which of the following best describes the Industrial Revolution? a. The use of skilled craftsman to manufacture luxury goods b. The introduce of techniques of mass production using new sources of power c. The use of new irrigation techniques to divert rivers and create food surpluses

10. Which of the following describes the social change caused by the Industrial Revolution? a. Families moved into cities b. Families were separated by their work at different factories c. Families lived in tenements and were exposed to filth and disease d. All of the above

4. Answer the following paragraph prompt in the space provided. What were the social, political, and economic

changes that occurred during the Industrial Revolution? How did the roles of women and children change during

this time period?

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5. In the space provided, complete a “Sensory Description in Time” for a man, woman, or child during the Industrial Revolution. Put at least three experiences in each box:

Touch Taste Sight Smell Sound

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Identify the historical origins and characteristics of the free enterprise system,

including Adam Smith, especially the influence of his ideas found in The Wealth of

Nations

1. Using your notes over Free Enterprise, fill in the following table:

Term Definition

Adam Smith

Free Enterprise

Laissez-faire

Invisible Hand

2. Answer the following short answer questions in the space provided: a. How does the law of supply and demand work?

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11. The ideas that Adam Smith introduced in The Wealth of Nations explained the success of

a. Mercantilism b. Imperialism c. Free enterprise d. Communism

12. Which feature is a characteristic of the free enterprise system? a. Most companies are owned by the central government b. Prices and workers’ wages are set by the central government c. The means of production are privately owned d. Business profits are controlled by local governments

13. “Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous [use] for whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage, and not that of the society which he has in view. But the study of his own advantage naturally…leads him to prefer that

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employment which is most advantageous to society. He intends only his own gain, and he is in this…led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was not part of his intention.” In this excerpt, Adam Smith shows-

a. How the emergence of overseas markets contributed to the Commercial Revolution b. Why governments should avoid placing restrictions on overseas trade c. How an entrepreneur unintentionally acts to benefit all of society d. The proper role of the central government in the manufacturing process

14. Which feature is characteristic of the free enterprise system? a. Production of war materials by governments b. Organization of workers into unions c. Government ownership of most property d. Private ownership of businesses

15. Which of the following is the name of Adam Smith’s book describing free enterprise? a. The Advantages of Free Enterprise b. The Wealth of Nations c. The Underestimation of Mercantilism d. The Advantages of Free Market Investments

4. Answer the following paragraph prompt in the space provided. What is free enterprise, and how do the ideas of laissez-faire and the invisible hand work? ___________________________________________________________________________________________

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5. In the space provided, draw a diagram to explain the laws of supply and demand:

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Compare the causes, characteristics, and consequences of the American and French

Revolutions, emphasizing the role of the Enlightenment and the Glorious Revolution 1. Using your notes over the American and French Revolutions, fill in the following table:

American Revolution French Revolution

Causes

Consequences

Characteristics


a. What was the Enlightenment, and how did it influence American and French citizens to overthrow their

government?

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b. What was the Glorious Revolution, and how did it influence American and French citizens to overthrow

their government?

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16. Enlightenment thinkers contributed to changes in relationships between citizens and

governments through their belief that

a. Most changes in government are dangerous

b. Absolute monarchy is the most effective form of government

c. Governments are instituted (created) to protect citizen’s rights

d. Popular liberties should be limited by the need for social order

17. How did the Glorious Revolution (1688) contribute to both the American and French

Revolutions?

a. Locke and other thinkers concluded that the purpose of government should be to

protect the rights of citizens

b. The Glorious Revolution confirmed the rights of free-born Englishmen

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c. The Glorious Revolution confirmed the supremacy of British king over the Parliament

d. European leaders concluded that all social classes should enjoy equal wealth and power

18. Which of the following explains a cause of the American Revolution?

a. Taxation without representation

b. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand

c. The invasion of Poland

d. The appointment of Napoleon’s brother as king of Spain

19. Which of the following explains a cause of the French Revolution?

a. Inequality in the tax system

b. Debts

c. Famine

d. All of the above

20. What was one major impact (effect) of the French Revolution?

a. Belief in the Divine Right of Kings was strengthened

b. Protestants broke away from the Catholic Church

c. Napoleon was able to gain control of government

d. Europeans avoided armed conflict for an entire generation

4. Answer the following paragraph prompt in the space provided: Compare and contrast the causes,

characteristics, and consequences of the American and French Revolutions.

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5. Using the pictures, explain the causes of the American and French Revolution in the space provided:

American Revolution:

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French Revolution:

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Identify the importance of nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and the alliance

system in causing World War I (Explain effects of major new military technologies in

World War I, Explain the significance of the League of Nations and the United

Nations) 1. Using your notes over World War I, fill in the following table:

How did…cause World War I?

Militarism

Alliances

Imperialism

Nationalism


a. What is the significance of the Treaty of Versailles?

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b. What is the significance of the Fourteen Points?

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3. Answer the following multiple choice questions on the scantron on the back of your packet:

21. World War I began in which of the following regions?

a. The Middle East

b. The Balkans

c. Oceania

d. Central America

22. Imperialism was a cause of World War I mainly because it:

a. Encouraged nations to establish trade relations

b. Created conflicts between nations over colonies

c. Supported military dictators throughout Europe

d. Discouraged participations in the League of Nations

23. The technology developed during World War I resulted in-

a. Smaller nations becoming part of larger empires after the war

b. A smaller number of refugees during the war

c. Increased military casualties (deaths/missing/injured) in battles fought during the war

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d. A slowdown in transportation improvements after the war

24. Which of the following correctly describes the system of alliances that existed prior to

World War I?

a. Triple Alliance (Britain, France, and Russia) versus the Triple Entente (Germany, Austria-

Hungary, Japan)

b. Triple Entente (Britain, France, and Russia) versus the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-

Hungary, Italy)

c. Allies versus Central Powers

d. Allies versus Axis Powers

25. The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was brought on by which of the

following?

a. Militarism

b. Imperialism

c. Alliances

d. Nationalism

26. Trench warfare is most closely associated with

a. World War I

b. World War II

c. Korean War

d. Vietnam War

27. Which statement summarizes the signing of the Treaty of Versailles after World War I?

a. Created a multiple party system to establish independent countries

b. Created a military force to protect the borders around Germany

c. Created a reparations system for Germany to pay to the Triple Entente countries (Allies)

d. Created a long lasting peace among all nations involved

28. How did President Wilson’s Fourteen Points influence the Treaty of Versailles after

World War I?

a. The treaties formed new countries based on nationality and created a League of Nations

b. The Negotiations for the treaties were conducted in public rather than in private

c. Based on Wilson’s Fourteen Points, Germany paid large reparations and lost its colonies,

army, navy, and some of its territory

d. Because of Wilson’s Fourteen Points, Russia refused to participate in the treaty

negotiations

29. All of the following were true of the League of Nations except:

a. It helped support the rise of Communist governments

b. It lacked its own military force to settle conflicts

c. It was an international attempt to resolve conflicts without warfare

d. It established a mandate system to rule former German colonies

30. Which was an immediate cause of World War I in Europe?

a. The start of the civil war in Russia

b. Sinking of the British passenger liner, Lusitania

c. Attack on Poland by the German army

d. Assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

4. Answer the following paragraph in the space provided: choose one of the four causes of World War I and explain

how it led to the conflict:

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5. In the space provided, choose at least four of the military technologies developed during World War I and draw

them:

Word Bank:

Trench warfare

U-Boats

Tanks

Machine Guns

Poison Gas

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Summarize the international, political, and economic causes of the Great

Depression 1. Using your notes over the Great Depression, fill in the following table:

Causes of the Great Depression

International Political Economic


31. Which of the following identifies an economic cause of the Great Depression in the

United States?

a. France built the Maginot Line and Germany rearmed in defiance of the Versailles Treaty

b. Manufacturers developed new consumer products, such as radios and automobiles

c. France and Britain insisted that Germany pay reparations for causing World War I

d. Speculators drove up stock prices to unrealistic levels, leading to a crash

32. Which of the following identifies a political cause of the Great Depression?

a. Companies were producing more goods than consumers could buy

b. Governments reduced world trade and decreased government spending

c. Americans withdrew loans from Germany

d. Germany stopped reparation payments

33. Which of the following identifies an international cause of the Great Depression?

a. Americans withdrew their loans which meant that Germany could not continue making

reparation payments to Britain and France

b. Overproduction of consumer products

c. Mass unemployment after the Stock Market Crash of 1929

d. Governments reduced world trade and decreased government spending

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Describe the emergence and characteristics of totalitarianism 1. Answer the following short answer questions in the space provided:

a. Explain how the treatment of Germany in the Treaty of Versailles led to the emergence of the Nazi Party

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b. What are the characteristics of totalitarianism?

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2. Answer the following multiple choice questions in the space provided:

34. An absolute monarchy and a totalitarian government are similar in that both forms of

government

a. Have a ruler with unrestricted power over the community

b. Have a ruler bound by a written constitution

c. Have legislative representatives chosen by the people

d. Allow citizens to decide issues directly by voting

35. Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, and Benito Mussolini are all examples of

a. Absolute monarchs

b. Communist dictators

c. Totalitarian leaders

d. Elected representatives

36. A system in which a dictatorial government controls most aspects of public and private

life is known as

a. Theocratic

b. Democratic

c. Monarchical

d. totalitarian

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Explain major causes and events of World War II, including the German invasions of

Poland and the Soviet Union, the Holocaust, Japanese imperialism, the attack on

Pearl Harbor, the Normandy Landings, and the dropping of the atomic bombs

(Explain effects of major new military technologies in World War II, analyze

examples of how art, architecture, literature, music, and drama reflect the history

of cultures in which they are produced, summarize how the outcome of World War

II contributed to the development of the Cold War)

1. Using your notes over World War II, fill in the following table:

Event Location Groups Involved Significance

German invasion of Poland

Poland

Nazi Germany v. Poland

German invasion of Soviet Union

Russia Nazi Germany v. Russia

The Holocaust Concentration camps across Poland and Germany

Nazi Germany, Jews, “Gypsies” (Roma), homosexuals, POWs, Poles, political prisoners

Japanese Imperialism

China (Nanking) Manchuria Korea

Attack on Pearl Harbor

Normandy Landings

Dropping of the Atomic Bombs

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a. How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany?

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b. What is the significance of the German invasion of Poland in September of 1939?

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37. What was the main reason for Hitler’s attack on the Soviet Union?

a. Hitler had received reports that Stalin was about to attack

b. Hitler and Stalin could not agree on how to partition Poland

c. Hitler had originally signed a nonviolence pact but felt violence with Stalin over control

of Europe was inevitable

d. Hitler feared that Stalin had double-crossed him and signed a nonviolence pact with the

British and they were preparing for an attack

38. The Holocaust during World War II provides an example of

a. The influence of geography on a nation’s priorities

b. An international attempt to halt aggression by boycotting German-made goods

c. A totalitarian government’s attempt at genocide

d. How economic sanctions often influence foreign policy

39. The annexation of Korea in 1934, the invasion of China in 1937, and the occupation of

French Indochina (Vietnam) are all examples of

a. The expansion of Japanese imperialism in Asia

b. Asian nations struggling for liberation after World War II

c. European establishment of “spheres of influence” in Asia

d. Russo-Japanese rivalry in East Asia

40. Which of the following events caused the United States to enter World War II?

a. Invasion of Poland

b. 9/11

c. The attack on Pearl Harbor

d. The dropping of the atomic bomb

41. What impact did D-Day have on World War II?

a. The Soviet Union defeated Nazi forces at Stalingrad

b. The Allies were able to stop Nazi air attacks on London

c. The Allies opened a second front in Western Europe

d. The Western Allies could now send supplies to the Soviet Army

42. What is the significance of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and

Hiroshima?

a. World War II in Europe ended

b. World War II in the Pacific was ended

c. Hitler committed suicide

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d. The Japanese secured victory against the Allied Powers

43. The Sound of Music (a movie about a family escaping the Nazis), Forrest Gump (a movie

about the Vietnam War), and Zero Dark Thirty (a movie about 9/11) are all movies produced

after significant events in American culture. What can you conclude about these movies?

a. The art and music of a culture is influenced by events

b. Forrest Gump is better than the Sound of Music

c. Nazi Germany is hated everywhere

d. Americans have good movies

4. Answer the following paragraph prompt in the space provided: how did the Yalta Conference and Stalin’s beliefs

about capitalism contribute to the development of the Cold War?

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5. In the space provided, use the propaganda posters to explain how the role of women in English-speaking

societies changed during World War I & II.

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Identify the following major events of the Cold War, including the Korean War, the

Vietnam War, and the arms race (Explain effects of major new military technologies

in the Cold War)

1. Using your notes over the Cold War, fill in the following table:

Korean War Vietnam War Arms Race

Who was involved?

What were they fighting over?

What was the result of the conflict?

What major military technology was developed?


44. How did the outcome of World War II contribute to the rise of the Cold War?

a. The U.S. and Soviet Union emerged as superpowers with drastically different economic

systems

b. Germans resented the division and occupation of Germany

c. Germany convinced U.S. leaders to oppose the Soviet Union

d. The United States and the Soviet Union competed to annex territory in Europe

45. Which of the following was the result of the Korean War?

a. Reunification of North and South Korea

b. A truce

c. A ceasefire at the 38th Parallel

d. Division of the two countries into four countries

46. Use the image to the left to answer this question: which

label best completes this diagram?

a. United States Domestic Policy

b. Cold War Clashes

c. Monroe Doctrine

d. Tensions in Europe

47. Which of the following explains why the Vietnam War

occurred?

a. Disagreement over terms of the presidential election

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b. Communist versus democratic aims in Vietnam

c. Both sides building up their armies and engaging in battle

d. All of the above

48. Which of the following explains why the Vietnam War occurred?

a. Disagreement over terms of the presidential election

b. Communist versus democratic aims in Vietnam

c. Both sides building up their armies and engaging in battle

d. All of the above

3. Answer the following paragraph prompt in the space provided: what were the military technological innovations

of the Cold War era?

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Describe how people have participated in supporting or changing their

governments

1. Using your study guide, fill in the following table:

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Identify examples of genocide, including the Holocaust and genocide in the Balkans,

Rwanda, and Darfur

1. Using your notes over genocide, fill in the following table:

Time Period Issue Location

Holocaust 1930s-1940s

Balkans 1990s

Rwanda 1990s

Darfur 2000s

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Explain the US response to terrorism from September 11, 2001, to the present

1. Using your notes over the 9/11 attacks, fill in the following table:

U.S. Responses to 9/11

Response Purpose

War on Terror

Establishment of the Department of Homeland Security

USA Patriot Act

National Security Agency

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Explain the role of telecommunication technology, computer technology,

transportation technology, and medical advancements in development the modern

global economy and society (summarize the economic and social impact of 20th

century globalization)

1. Answer the following paragraph prompt in the space provided: What is globalization and how have

developments in transportation, telecommunications, and computer technology contributed to globalization?

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